Monday, September 22, 2008

Healthcare Justice Week

In solidarity with American Patients United's 2nd
Annual Health Care Justice Vigil in Washington DC,
single-payer healthcare activists are holding
solidarity activities from New York City to the state
of Washington. The events uphold a deeply important
time for those who have lost someone to the broken
U.S. healthcare system, or who are still fighting the
denials of the for-profit health insurance companies.
http://www.healthcare-now.org/

Mon. Sept. 22, 1-4 p.m. – “Health Action: Medication
Madness – The Dangerous and Violent Effects of
Psychiatric Drugs”; special program featuring Peter
Breggan, MD (author, Medication Madness); on
WBAI/Pacifica (99.5 FM or www.wbai.org); program
available online for live streaming or downloads for
90 days; more info at 212-925-1829.

Mon. Sept. 22, 3:15 p.m. – “March for Health Care and
Economic Justice”; a march to remember those who died
for lack of health care; gather outside Mt. Olivet
Baptist Church, 201 Lenox Ave (at 120th St.) in Harlem
and march to the Adam Clayton Powell State Office
Bldg. at 163 W. 125th St. for a rally; more info at
healthcarenow08@gmail.com or 212-475-8350.

Fri. Sept. 26, 10 a.m. – Monthly meeting of the NY
Network for Action on Medicare and Social Security;
agenda includes discussions of the new Medicare reform
bill, and the role of insurance industry money in NY
politics, among other items TBA; at JASA/Cooper
Square’s Green Residence, 200 E. 5th St. (at 3rd
Ave./Bowery) in Manhattan; more info at 212-925-1829.

Fri. Sept. 26, 4:30 p.m. – Speak-Out Against Budget
Cuts! Demand Healthcare for All! Say No to the
Privatization of GHI & HIP! sponsored by the Coalition
Against Privatization; outside Gov. Paterson’s NYC
office, 633 3rd Ave. (at 41st St.) in Manhattan; more
info at noprivatization@yahoo.com or call (508)
524-2118.
http://saveourhealthcare.blogspot.com/

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